The Meeker herald., 1887-10-22

humdrum life. Like trying to treat q
man in Liverpool for softening OF the
brain by applying ths mind cures by
cable from New York, the remedy il
too remote from the disease.
Indians are quick aud impuisiye in
the matter Of homicide. They are slow
To grapple with anything OF n humorous
nature, and all the humorous lecturers
who have been on the Ute lecture
course have lost money, but In the hola-
caust line or general arson. torture and
massacre business they act with aston
ishing rapidity. As race they regard
this entire land as their own. Jus, as the
mosquitoes claim New Jersey. simply
because they wrrs there first. Thc In.
dians sHe that the property is improving
and SO they feel more and more wealthy
and arrogant. They claim that they
Will never give up their rights unless
they get hard up, and even then II viii
not cs.,.f 'Ct-.-.s- ----
reservation In these matters which they
prefer 10 the reservation provided by
/ the government. Indians naturally dis
like To see their lands In the possession
| Of wealthy men who's. sons earn u pre-
carious livelihood by playing lawn ten
mis-. Colorow once made n short speech
/ To his troops which was taken down at
the time by u gentleman who was pres
en-, and who was collecting material for
u new third reader for our common
schools.
| Colorow claimed that II was Incorrect
and the uiss Were found afierward on
III. st.nograph.r's body. IL is about ~,
ticklish business Ia report an Indian
speech ns l, Is To pnultic- boil on the
pcfSnn Of the Ainecf Of Cabul. In clos
ing. Coinrow said: Warriors, our sun
Is set. We are most Of IL out Oh thirh
base. and We have no influence with the
umpire. One. I could stand on tic
high ground and on. shout would iili
the forest with warriors. N1w the
wailing wind catches M my cry and
hears II away like the echo II our for
m.r greatness. and hear low voice
murmnf rats Whisky nni refinement
hay. filled our land with sorrow. The
white man crossed the dark waters In
hi, large canoc AMI ill.i tile forests
with chuTchr, and railroad accidents.
The Indian loves not 10 make money
anu oun aldermen for which lie has no
use. lie love, hts wives and his chill.
d'-n and intru,,s them with ihN I,sI1n.
sihiii,y OF doing nli his work. The
white man come, To- Us with honcsrd
words and sa,s II We will divide our
lands with him h" will give us u pr. s-n,.
md when we give him county ard u
half he give, us u rel collar bg..aa aud
blue hook. on which lie has written In
his strange ani silent language when
this YOU .~~. t-io~n,--r m-,' Our war
) riors nrr weak ani have the h-aris o
~uaseW. Yt~y care no, for the war
path or the chase. Meet II ihrm wan
To - on tho stage. Once my warrior,
went with inc Mt u moments warning IL
clean out the foe. They slept In tho
swanps with the ratii.snakc, .; nigh,
ard Tough; like wolves In the da,iim-.
Now my warriors will no, ~ on tho
wsf,ssih wi'hou, n yBli.-. and Snin- of
them want ;o crffy their dinner. Somr
day. ike the fall II mighty oak In the
forest. Colorow will fall Ia tho earth
and he will rise no more. You will b-
scattered To- ,hr four winds ul hrayen
and You will go no more io battle.
>om- Of YOU will sinrv" 'o death. while
oih.rs will go in New York aud wear u
long linen dnsici with prices Of Gu, rate
tickets down their backs. some Of YOU
will lie with snakes In your morrasins
and others will go Ia Jerusalem 10 help
rob the Dcadwoci coach. Warriors. I
thank YOU 'or your kind attention and
appreciation. The regular outbreak
I Nill b-gin tomorrow evening nj early
canhi-.ligh;. The massacre will open
with sorg and dance"
C"lorow dresses plainly in Goa, o:
paint and u gun.